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Bringing Clean Water to the People Who Need it Most (VIDEO)

The Global Water Challenge is a coalition of diverse, non-profit organizations working to provide creative and sustainable solutions for universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

(ATLANTA) - Groups are teaming up to take on water quality problems in the United States and abroad. They say thousands die every day from drinking contaminated water in parts of the world where water is always scarce.

Police Arrest Two for Conspiracy to Trade Drugs for Sex at Coffee Creek Prison

Detectives believe the two sets of crimes were not connected.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police detectives arrested two former Coffee Creek Correctional Facility maintenance employees Monday for conspiracy to trade drugs or illegal contraband for sexual favors with female inmates.

OSP Detective Patti Rhodes and Detective Jon Harrington arrested 37-year old Richard Kaleo Rick of Beaverton Monday on an outstanding felony arrest warrant for first-degree Custodial Sexual Misconduct, Unlawful Delivery of Heroin, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine and two counts of Supplying Contraband.

Federal Aid Dries Up for Some Oregon Renters (AUDIO)

The Northwest Oregon Housing Authority says its counterparts in several other areas of the state are having similar problems.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Oregon's homeless rate has increased at least 35 percent in the past year, and now Oregon families who depend on federal Section 8 vouchers to pay their rent are wondering if they'll continue to receive them, or be among the homeless - and with good reason.

Last week, the Housing Authority for Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties told 285 families that their rental assistance will end as of July 1st.

Short Lived Robbery Spree in Oregon Ends in Suicide

A series of armed robberies in the Albany area were apparently solved when the suspect killed himself and left evidence behind.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - A series of armed robberies in Albany, Oregon appear to have ended in a strange and even tragic twist. Exactly what motivates people to commit armed robbery will remain as much as mystery as why that same person would take their own life.

Autopsy Completed on Pregnant Woman and Infant‏ Reportedly Murdered Through Internet Deception

Detectives believe the suspect may have had contact with numerous pregnant women in the Portland-Metropolitan area.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Medical Examiner's Office reports that an autopsy was performed Sunday on Heather Snively and her infant son to determine the cause of their deaths. Police believe Ms. Snively, in her third trimester of pregnancy, was Murdered last Friday by Korena Roberts.

The Medical Examiner's office determined that Ms. Snivley was killed by homicidal violence. After the apparent Murder, Roberts actually called 911 and tried to pass the dead or dying baby off as her own.

Oregon Confirms First Novel H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza Death

The death took place in Marion County.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Marion County woman with confirmed novel H1N1 (swine) influenza died on Sunday. “We are saddened by this death, and our hearts go out to the family,” said Dr. Karen Landers, health officer for Marion County. “It’s an unfortunate reminder of the seriousness of flu.”

This is the first death of a person with novel H1N1 influenza in Oregon and the 28th in the nation. Strains of seasonal flu affect an estimated one in 10 Oregonians annually, and account for approximately 400 annual Oregon deaths and 36,000 nationwide.

Texas Cops Support Taser Strikes on 72-Year Old Great Grandmother (VIDEO)

Tasers are deadly, anything else anyone says about it is a sham. Responsible governments would implement new policies quickly before lawsuits drain away the last of the blood, and they will.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Police in Texas are standing behind a deputy's repeated taser attacks on an elderly great grandmother who was reportedly driving fifteen miles an hour over the speed limit in a construction zone.

American Journalists Investigating Human Trafficking Sentenced to 12-Years in North Korean Gulag

One of the last nation's to hold onto hardcore Communism takes another step in the wrong direction.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Two Asian/American journalists associated with former Vice President Al Gore have been sentenced to 12-years in North Korea's notorious prison camps. North Korean Communists charge that Laura Ling and Seung-eun Lee entered the country illegally and are spies.

The Palestinian Counter-Holocaust

Israel could have been a mingling of the two cultures, but the Jews would never and still won’t allow that as an option.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - After regularly reading Salem-News over the last few months, I’ve encountered some ideas that the main-stream-media ignore. I’d like to comment, here, on Israel and the problems (what an understatement) in the Middle East.

Salem`s Dental Assisting School Steers Students Toward Open Career Field (VIDEO)

The state of Oregon's employment Website recently said that "employment in dental assisting is estimated to be larger and is expected to grow much faster than the statewide average for other jobs, with total job openings projected to be much higher than the statewide average."

(SALEM, Ore.) - At a time when many industries are losing ground, there is one keeping its solid footing. The demand for well trained dental assistants is steady because everyone needs dental care

It is estimated that by 2014 there will be a 32.5 percent increase in the dental assisting field. Willamette Valley Dental Assisting School in Salem, Oregon is unique as it is taught in a classroom setting and an actual dental office.